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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Prostate BPH / April 2004Which is better, PVP or Indigo Laser?
Which is better, PVP or Indigo Laser? My Urologist uses Indigo laser. Should I go to a Dr that does PVP ? I had Indigo 3 1/2 years ago but realized only mild improvement. I had to go back on Flomax and now I'm proceeding toward PVP. Jim W. > Which is better, PVP or Indigo Laser? > > My Urologist uses Indigo laser. Should I go to a Dr that does PVP ? > Which is better, PVP or Indigo Laser? > > My Urologist uses Indigo laser. Should I go to a Dr that does PVP ? Yes, you should go to at least one or even two doctors who do PVP and listen to what they have to say about the subject. The more information you get the easier it will be to make a decision. Your doctor may use the Indigo because he's not trained or proficient on PVP, or the PVP equipment may not be accessible to him. Or perhaps he thinks that the Indigo is better. Can he convincingly tell you why? PVP is a definite improvement of previous laser treatments, so I would get educated on the subject before I made a decision. > Which is better, PVP or Indigo Laser? > > My Urologist uses Indigo laser. Should I go to a Dr that does PVP ? Indigo Laser must be used by exceptionally skilled hands there is no margin for error PVP only deals with red blood cells ie prostate tissue and does not damage sphincter muscles etc .........hence better outcome of the op I like the idea of getting more opinions from multiple doctors, but how do you recommend handling that with out re-doing all the tests? Should I just ask for copies? Any suggestions on best ways to get second/third opinions? Any doctor is going to recommend the procedure he does. They pretty much all do TURPs. If he does another procedure, then he'll probably recommend the one he thinks is appropriate for that particular patient. I'm sure you'll never find a urologist to recommend a procedure he doesn't do. You could take your test results with you to get your other opinions but I'd guess that most would want to have a look themselves, i.e., cystoscope. > I like the idea of getting more opinions from multiple doctors, but how do you > recommend handling that with out re-doing all the tests? Should I just ask for > copies? > Any suggestions on best ways to get second/third opinions? > I like the idea of getting more opinions from multiple doctors, but how do you > recommend handling that with out re-doing all the tests? Should I just ask for > copies? > Any suggestions on best ways to get second/third opinions? Indigo Laser must only be used in extremely skilled hands there is zero margin for error PVP is different it only affects Red blood cells which make up the prostate tissue and does not affect muscle tissue thus their is no danger of damage to bladder sphincter etc with PVP Cannot recomend PVP high enough .......ran a mile from the arrogant uro who insisted TURP was the only way to go |
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